Improved mode of gonstkuctisg ieon posts foe bail fence



@uiten .etstrsetnt @frn HENRY S. BROOKS. ANDl JACOB S. LEHM'AN, OFMARTIGKVILLE, PENNSYL- VANIA.

Letters Patent No. 78,572, dated June 2, 1868.

`IMPiitOVED MODE 0F GONSTBUCTING IRON POSTS POR RAIL FENCE.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Beit known that we, HENRY S. BROOKS and JACOB S. LEHMAN, ofMartickville, Martic township, in the' county of Lancaster, and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and improved Mode of Constructing IronPosts for a Rail Fence; and we do hereby decla-re that the following isafull and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings making a part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 represents a post. Y

Figureg, -a central dividing-plate and portions of the side rods,enlarged.

The nature-o` this invention consists in the manner of separating therails by means of an intermediate lmetallic plate between, and tosupport the round or rolled iron sides;

The drawings clearly s how our invention, and any one skilled inthe artcanmnke and use the same.

It is only necessary to provide rolled iron, say {ive-eiglrths of aninch thic'l, cut'to length; livat'h'and stone or cast-iron plates, B,otnyde'sired size` with holes for thc rods, A, to be affixed by a key orrivetattachment, a top and bottom plate, d, (01 is perforated in likemannen) and a series of theintermediate cast-iron rail-supports c. Theselatter may be of uniform size, or'of several sizes, when the rails aredesigned to befurther *A* apart above than below. Thesesupporting-plates c have a horizontal top and bottom flange, a1,parallel to each lother, with sides projoeting, and perforated forthe'round irons A. A. These anges nre connected by a centralside-grooved continuation, beingr of light casting of a single piece,and slippedover the two rods. leaving intermediate spaces for theinsertion ot' the rails. Keys may-be employed to fasten the intermediaterail-supports cx, if' necessary. The rodsA. A are bent out-below, to fitthe holes in the bed-plate B, from a point where the first or simpleplate, d', is inserted, above which the rods are parallel to cach other,and held apart by thc intermediate rail-supporting plates c. The simpletop plate d connects the rods above, where the-holes may be countersunk,and the ends riveted on the top of the plate, -or otherwise secured;

This forms an iron post of a peculiar consti'uct'ionfor a rail, board,or pale fence, and as various devices have been presented, andapplications made for Letters Patent, differing substantially from ourdevice, :1s improvements on metallic fence-posts, we believe the inodehere presented to be novel, neat, and durable, and, all thingsconsidered, :is cheep as any other kindof posts for fencing purposes. Weare aware -that metallic posts are made with sides ot' strap-iron, bent'round at the top, and having intermediate cross-pieces or rollersinserted for the support-of the rails. Such a plan, however new,requires more care tovmatoh the holes in the opposite sides of thestrap-iron employed, and a mode or plan that we do not claim.

lVhnt we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The intervening rail-supports c, with their perforated anges x, incombination ,with the two round iron sides A A', top and bottom platesdd', and bed-plate B, all arranged and applied in the manner and for thepurpose specified.

HENRY S, BROOKS,

JAC. S. LEHMAN. Witnesses WM. B. WILEY, JACOB STAUrvEn.

